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Allenpowered (m)
This Is Lagos
« on: November 19, 2006, 01:45 PM »


(This is about a day’s experience in Lagos).
Waking from a flea ridden bed at a distance
Into the present, just as the night fights the last round with day
In a fight it must lose.
Cocks crowing, dogs howling, agberos shouting, cars honking, children bawling
Kai! Which other reminder is needed, for this is Lagos

The bag slung on the back,
To continue tramping through the travails of life and Lagos;
And few steps from unknown to unknown
I’m orphaned underneath the huge sea from the sky
Mercilessly whipped till the rags turned white
and need u know:
this is Lagos

Jammed between the whole world, 69 sitting and 100 standing
The molue mulishly plods through the rain.
And a second bath is taken through the leaking roof, the invisible windows
and from hurled insults thrown indiscriminately
why complain
for this is Lagos!
IBEXY (m)
Re: This Is Lagos
« #1 on: November 19, 2006, 01:49 PM »

nice try Grin
saintsam (m)
Re: This Is Lagos
« #2 on: November 19, 2006, 04:36 PM »

I think there should be a verse 11 of this poem,lagos is more than that.good try though.
whiteroses (f)
Re: This Is Lagos
« #3 on: November 19, 2006, 05:43 PM »

wow, good and true, and funny
saintsam (m)
Re: This Is Lagos
« #4 on: November 19, 2006, 06:07 PM »

Quote from: whiteroses on November 19, 2006, 05:43 PM
wow, good and true, and funny

 Cheesy very funny
needeeg (m)
Re: This Is Lagos
« #5 on: November 19, 2006, 08:16 PM »

lol, that's cool Grin
St.camilus (m)
Re: This Is Lagos
« #6 on: November 24, 2006, 01:07 PM »

The poem is really good, but i still think that my other St.(saint) is correct, a poem like this needs more write up, well,  good work keep it up. SAINT CAMILUS.
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